SAMHSA Talking with your child about OPIOIDS
Resource List
Opioid Response Network (ORN) https://opioidresponsenetwork.org/ Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration(SAMHSA) National helpline: 1-800-662-HELP (4357) or 1-800-487-4889 (TDD, for hearing impaired) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Understanding the epidemic: https://www.cdc.gov/drugoverdose/epidemic GRASP Grief Recovery After a Substance Passing (GRASP) is for those who have lost a loved one: http://grasphelp.org/ Learn to Cope for …
NALOXONE INFO card
WV Good Samaritan Laws
ARTICLE 47. ALCOHOL AND DRUG OVERDOSE PREVENTION AND CLEMENCY ACT. §16-47-2. Legislative findings. (a) West Virginia currently has the highest drug overdose mortality rate in the United States. Since 1999, the number of drug overdose deaths in West Virginia has increased by over six hundred percent. Similarly, the age-adjusted death rate from alcohol-related overdoses has …
What are OPIOID drugs?
Opioids are a class of drugs that derive from, or mimic, natural substances found in the opium poppy plant, some are synthetic. When legally prescribed by a doctor and used as directed opioids, also known as narcotics, can relax the body and relieve symptoms of an illness, an injury or a surgical procedure. A person …
MD Good Samaritan Laws
Maryland’s Good Samaritan Law protects people assisting in an emergency overdose situation from arrest, as well as prosecution, for certain crimes. The purpose of the law is to encourage any person, regardless of age, who experiences or observes a medical emergency caused by the ingestion or use of alcohol or other drugs to seek medical …